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Show LIEUTENANT HAD SURG THING. Western Colonel an Easy Mark for Gambling 8hark. - A lieutenant attached to ono of tho eastern forts gained a reputation for his unlimited betting on tho slightest provocation. It was but, a short timo before ho had nearly cleaned out all tho members of tho company to which he was attached. It was thorcforo with sorao relief that tho members and ofllcers saw him transferred to Kansas. Kan-sas. Hut tho day before his arrival tho colonel of tho eastern fort wrote to his friend, the colonel of tho Kansas Kan-sas fort, of tho reputation and sharpness sharp-ness of the betting lieutenant, so that tho western contingent wore fully aware of what was coming. Upon tho day of his arrival ho was cordially greeted, and tho colonel remarked: "1 understand you havo somewhat of a reputation for betting in tho east." Tho lieutenant tried to belittlo tho statement, but as tho colonoi got insistent in-sistent for details, tho lieutenant said: "I'll bet you $50 that you havo got something on your back' Tho colonoi col-onoi denied having anything on his back except his uniform. Tho lieutenant lieuten-ant said: "I'll bot you 50 you havo cot two big red spots on your back near your shoulder blade," Tho colonel col-onel took him up quickly. Tho money was put in the hands of a brothor officer. offi-cer. Tho lieutenant said that tho colonel should strip to prove that ho was tho winner, so off came tho uniform, uni-form, oven to tho shirt. Thoro was nothing on tho colonel's back, and so tho bot waB lost by tho lieutenant, who remarked: "Well, I lost that somehow." some-how." Tho colonel was tickled not a little, and the same night wrote his eastern colonel friend ot tho circumstance. circum-stance. Much was his surprise Within With-in the week to receive a brief lottor somewhat as follows: "Dear Colonel: That scamp of a lieutenant bet me $10 the day he left that ho would' have the shirt off your back before he was at the foit 24 hours." j |
